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CCNA curriculum ver. 3.1
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CISCO MODUL
1 .................................................................................
...................................................... 16

1.1

Connecting to the
Internet ..........................................................................
........................................... 17

1.1.1

Requirements for Internet

connection.........................................................................
................... 17

1.1.2

PC
basics ............................................................................
............................................................ 18

1.1.3

Network interface
card...............................................................................
.................................... 20

1.1.4

NIC and modem

installation ......................................................................
.................................... 20

1.1.5

Overview of high-speed and dial-up

connectivity ......................................................................
... 21

1.1.6

TCP/IP description and

configuration .....................................................................
...................... 22

1.1.7

Testing connectivity with

ping ..............................................................................
........................ 22
1.1.8

Web browser and plug-

ins ...............................................................................
.............................. 23

1.1.9

Troubleshooting Internet connection

problems ..........................................................................
... 24

1.2

Network
Math ..............................................................................
......................................................... 24

1.2.1

Binary presentation of
data ..............................................................................
.............................. 24

1.2.2

Bits and
bytes .............................................................................
.................................................... 25

1.2.3

Base 10 number
system ............................................................................
..................................... 26

1.2.4

Base 2 number
system ............................................................................
....................................... 27

1.2.5

Converting decimal numbers to 8-bit binary

numbers .................................................................. 27

1.2.6

Converting 8-bit binary numbers to decimal

numbers .................................................................. 29

1.2.7

Four-octet dotted decimal representation of 32-bit binary

numbers .............................................. 31

1.2.8
Hexadecimal .......................................................................
........................................................... 32

1.2.9

Boolean or binary
logic..............................................................................
.................................... 35

1.2.10

IP addresses and network

masks .............................................................................
....................... 36

CISCO MODUL
2 .................................................................................
...................................................... 38

2.1

NETWORK
TERMINOLOGY .......................................................................
..................................... 40

2.1.1

Data
networks ..........................................................................
...................................................... 40

2.1.2

Network
history ...........................................................................
.................................................. 41

2.1.3

Networking
devices ...........................................................................
............................................ 44

2.1.4

Network
Topology ..........................................................................
............................................... 46

2.1.5

Network
protocols..........................................................................
................................................ 47

2.1.6
Local-area networks
(LANs) ............................................................................
............................. 48

2.1.7

Wide-area networks
(WANs) ............................................................................
............................ 49

2.1.8

Metropolitan-area networks
(MANs) ............................................................................
................ 50

2.1.9

Storage-area networks
(SANs) ............................................................................
.......................... 50

2.1.10

Virtual private network

(VPN) .............................................................................
......................... 51

2.1.11

Benefits of
VPNs ..............................................................................
............................................. 52

2.1.12

Intranets and
extranets .........................................................................
.......................................... 52

2.2

Bandwidth .........................................................................
.................................................................... 53

2.2.1

Importance of
bandwidth .........................................................................
...................................... 53

2.2.2

The
desktop ...........................................................................
......................................................... 54

2.2.3
Measurement .......................................................................
........................................................... 55

2.2.4

Limitations .......................................................................
.............................................................. 55

2.2.5

Throughput.........................................................................
............................................................ 57

2.2.6

Data transfer
calculation .......................................................................
......................................... 58

2.2.7

Digital versus
analog ............................................................................
......................................... 59

2.3

Networking
Models ............................................................................
................................................... 60

2.3.1

Using layers to analyze problems in a flow of

materials ............................................................... 60

2.3.2

Using layers to describe data

communication .....................................................................
.......... 61

2.3.3

OSI
model .............................................................................
......................................................... 62

2.3.4

OSI
Layers ............................................................................
......................................................... 63

2.3.5

Peer-to-peer
communications ....................................................................
.................................... 64

2.3.6

TCP/IP
model .............................................................................
................................................... 65

2.3.7

Detailed encapsulation
process ...........................................................................
........................... 68

CISCO MODUL
3 .................................................................................
...................................................... 70